Lyrics

I wanted forgiveness to be a moment.
But it turned out to take a lifetime.

Lightning split the heartwood
But the roots remained below
Fire swept across the valley
Yet the deepest embers glowed

I walked through ash and shadow
Carried scars the storm could see
Every thunderclap returning
To the places broken in me

I thought time would calm the river
I thought distance healed the pain
But every storm that crossed the horizon
Called my sorrow by its name

The roots remain
The roots remain
Beneath the fire
Beneath the rain

I wanted forgiveness
To wash me clean
But the wound runs deeper
Than the river I've seen
The roots remain

I crossed the waters in the darkness
Following a fading light
Searching for the edge of memory
Searching for the end of night

But the wind became a question
And the thunder became a cry
How do I release this burden
When it still lives deep inside?

I do not seek revenge now
I do not wish to strike back
I only want the strength to walk
A road I cannot map

The roots remain
The roots remain
Beneath the fire
Beneath the rain

I wanted forgiveness
To wash me clean
But the wound runs deeper
Than the river I've seen

The roots remain
Hey-ya hey-ya ho
Hey-ya hey-ya ho

Creator
Creator
Creator

Show me how to forgive
When my mercy reaches its end
Show me how to love
When my strength gives way

Teach me what the rivers know
Teach me what the mountains keep
Teach me what the thunder carries
Across the sky
While I sleep

Seigneur, montre-moi comment pardonner
Show me how to forgive
Comme Toi
Like You

Mon âme est blessée
My soul is wounded
Mon âme est fatiguée
My soul is tired

Mais Ton amour descend plus profond
But Your love reaches deeper still
The roots remain
But so does mercy

The storm remains
But so does grace
The wound remains
Yet You keep calling

My name
My name
My name

Hey-ya hey-ya ho
Hey-ya hey-ya ho

Seigneur...
Comme Toi...
Like You...